Games Released in July 1989

48 new games debuted in July 1989, with Family Computer being the most active platform. July 1 was the busiest day, with 7 releases. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure was the most popular release of the month.

Which days had the most releases?

July 1 saw the most activity with 7 releases.

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Sat, Jul 1

7 releases

Sun, Jul 2

1 release

Mon, Jul 3

No releases

Tue, Jul 4

No releases

Wed, Jul 5

No releases

Thu, Jul 6

2 releases

Fri, Jul 7

1 release

Sat, Jul 8

1 release

Sun, Jul 9

1 release

Mon, Jul 10

No releases

Tue, Jul 11

No releases

Wed, Jul 12

No releases

Thu, Jul 13

No releases

Fri, Jul 14

4 releases

Sat, Jul 15

5 releases

Sun, Jul 16

No releases

Mon, Jul 17

No releases

Tue, Jul 18

1 release

Wed, Jul 19

1 release

Thu, Jul 20

2 releases

Fri, Jul 21

5 releases

Sat, Jul 22

2 releases

Sun, Jul 23

4 releases

Mon, Jul 24

No releases

Tue, Jul 25

2 releases

Wed, Jul 26

No releases

Thu, Jul 27

3 releases

Fri, Jul 28

6 releases

Sat, Jul 29

No releases

Sun, Jul 30

No releases

Mon, Jul 31

4 releases

How did each week compare?

The fourth week of July was the busiest with 17 releases.

Week 3 (July 15–21)

14 releases
Ys: Wanderers from Ys

Most popular release in Week 3

Ys: Wanderers from Ys

Adol Christin's long-time friend, Dogi, wishes to return to his home town of Redmont after hearing about strange disturbances that are happening there. Always looking for an adventure, Adol joins him and soon finds out the cause of this new evil. Ys: Wanderers from Ys breaks away from the "bumping into enemies" battle system of the first two games, allowing Adol to control his sword in a variety of directions. Beside changing the battle system, the game's perspective switches to a side-scrolling view, as opposed to the top-down one of the previous games. Adol also has the ability to jump now. New to the series is the use of magical rings, which give Adol different powering-up abilities such as healing and shielding. The game also uses various key items found along the way to solve minor puzzles and progress the story.

Week 5 (July 29–31)

4 releases

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Family Computer received 15 new titles in July 1989. The runner up was Sharp X68000 with 7 new titles.

Family Computer15 releases
Sharp X680007 releases
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine6 releases
Game Boy5 releases
Arcade4 releases
PC-8800 Series4 releases
DOS3 releases
MSX22 releases
Acorn Electron1 release
Amiga1 release

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in July 1989 with 11 titles. Platform followed closely with 10.

Adventure11
Platform10
Role-playing10
Sport9
Puzzle6
Shooter6
Hack and slash5
Arcade3
Visual Novel3
Card & Board Game2